An organiser of a "white party" in Sri Lanka has apologised after the event sparked a backlash online. The event's advertisement specified a white dress code, but also had a line saying "Face ...

A Russian ex-pat who was living in Sri Lanka has fled the country after attempting to organise a 'white party' event, which was met with huge backlash, branding it 'racist' and 'disgusting'.

The party's advert not only had a dress code, telling guests to wear white, but also had a ... More than 288,000 Russians and nearly 20,000 Ukrainians have travelled to Sri Lanka since ...

According to Sri Lanka’s tourist department, more than 288,000 Russians and nearly 20,000 Ukrainians visited the country since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022.

Russia became Sri Lanka’s largest source of tourists after nearby India last year. Nearly 200,000 Russians and 5,000 Ukrainians visited the country of 22 million last year, official Sri Lankan ...

These white monkeys are a color variant of the endangered purple-faced langur (Semnopithecus vetulus), also known as the purple-faced leaf monkey, found only in Sri Lanka.Purple-faced langurs ...

Sri Lanka has also tapped into tourism, providing 30-day visas with multiple extensions of up to six months, with Russians and Ukrainians receiving even more due to the war in Ukraine. This story ...